[tlinux-users 00106] Re: mandriva LINUX Toshiba A105 no modem/sound

Tue Jul 22 02:09:18 JST 2008

Hi Chuck

Could you give us more details about solving the sound on your computer ?
I installed Suse 10.3 on a Satellite A200-1NF laptop. Everything went
fine except the sound which only work on the loudspeakers. Headphones
does not work and do not cut the loudspeakers off. Mic does not work either.

Thanks
Jean-Francois

Chuck Edenburn wrote:
> Hi Sally, I have a Satellite P205D S8804 and have installed Mandriva
> sucessfully. I had a challenge with sound and found that the mixer
> settings with the problem. Kept getting feedback because the mic
> settings were wrong. I do not use a modem so that piece I have not
> tested. But everything else is working great ATI video, Wireless and
> Compiz.
>
> Chuck
>
> On Sun, 2008-07-20 at 20:23 -0700, from sally wrote:
>   
>> Thanks Tim, sounds good, I did notice on Toshiba's website Linux section most of the 'forum' entries are for Ubuntu albeit the entries are sparse and about 10 per year. I will make sure to try it. My son thinks he heard something about Toshiba considering releasing a Linux laptop, and I dont see why not considering Linux is free to distribute...that would be great. 
>>
>> Have a great day
>> Sally
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>     
>>> From: Tim Richardson <tim at tim-richardson.net>
>>> Sent: Jul 20, 2008 5:31 PM
>>> To: "TOSHIBA PC and Linux user's mailing lists.(English)" <tlinux-users at ml.toshiba-dme.co.jp>
>>> Subject: [tlinux-users 00103] Re: mandriva LINUX Toshiba A105 no	modem/sound
>>>
>>> Sally,
>>> some Toshiba laptops are certified by Ubuntu:
>>>
>>> http://webapps.ubuntu.com/certification/list/?search=toshiba
>>>
>>> I have a Satellite u400.  It's not certified, but nearly everything
>>> worked out of the box. bluetooth didn't, but it is fixed in a few
>>> minutes. Sound definitely works. I haven't tried the built-in modem.
>>>
>>> You can run Ubuntu from a "Live cd" which doesn't touch your hard drive.
>>> This lets you see what you think, and test the hardware detection.
>>>
>>> I've used a few Linux distributions. For "it just works" and laptop
>>> support, Ubuntu is the best, in my experience. 
>>>
>>> regards
>>> Tim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 2008-07-20 at 09:34 -0400, Paul K. Shreeman wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Sally,
>>>>
>>>> Right off my head, I'll say you need the following,
>>>>
>>>> 1. Specific hardware information on sound chip/board
>>>> 2. Same for modem 56k
>>>>
>>>> The "detailed" specs from Toshiba's website doesn't list specific hardware
>>>> info for the sound chip so you'd have to find out how to "ask" the Linux to
>>>> give you specification or do research on what type of chipset the sound (and
>>>> modem) is.  Once you do, you then can search what specific Linux driver they
>>>> use....It is not easy, but worthwhile once you figure it out.
>>>>
>>>> On side note, try Ubuntu Linux.  I have had best experiences with it.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: tlinux-users-bounces at ml.toshiba-dme.co.jp
>>>> [mailto:tlinux-users-bounces at ml.toshiba-dme.co.jp] On Behalf Of from sally
>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 3:47 AM
>>>> To: tlinux-users at ml.toshiba-dme.co.jp
>>>> Subject: [tlinux-users 00101] mandriva LINUX Toshiba A105 no modem/sound
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>> I cannot find how to make the sound/modem install correctly on a dual
>>>> boot with both Windows Vista, and new Mandriva Linux. This is for my
>>>> A105 S2236 Satellite Laptop.  
>>>>
>>>> Mandriva LINUX installed fine today, but wants to find only ATI card for
>>>> sound, and there is no functioning sound after install. Mandriva
>>>> control panel suggests --alsa driver "snd_hda_intel", and this is
>>>> installed manually by me, yet still doesnt work. Mandriva cannot see
>>>> "realtek high definition audio" at all, (which is listed under SOUND when I
>>>> check VISTA control panel), so I cant figure how to install
>>>> it. Also in VISTA control panel, there is a removable PROGRAM for
>>>> Realtek High Definition Audio, just as there is one for TOshiba Soft
>>>> Modem...is it a virtual sound card? I
>>>> have alsa-utils installed in Linux, yet command alsaconf doesnt work
>>>> at all, to try to set Realtek audio up as PNP as its directions tell me
>>>> to do. 
>>>>
>>>> The 56k modem doesnt work at all. Tried slmodemd, and I guess since
>>>> sound is not working, it cannot proceed further and install
>>>> modem. 
>>>>
>>>> I tried under a different LINUX system last week (knoppix, and SeUS)
>>>> and neither one were able to set up modem. However, the sound
>>>> system did work under knoppix and SeUS. slmodemd did what it 
>>>> was supposed to do, setting up /dev/ttySLO and dev/pts/3, yet
>>>> still the modem could not work, under both Knoppix and SeUS. Without
>>>> the modem, the system is useless to me, as I want LINUX for internet. 
>>>>
>>>> Why does TOSHIBA not give a drivers package that includes sound and modem,
>>>> for us linux users, so that
>>>> we can enjoy our Toshiba laptop without having to use WINDOWS? Windows
>>>> is the very worst unsecure OS and I feel forced to have to use it, 
>>>> since cant install Linux to work with internet. I think if I buy 
>>>> Toshiba, and it has such a good reputation in USA, then the modem
>>>> should either be REAL and PHYSICAL not virtual, OR, provide from 
>>>> Toshiba the necessary drivers for LINUX so that it can be "seen" and
>>>> "present" to USE modem.
>>>>
>>>> The modem I am trying to set up is the 56K. I cant use the other modems like
>>>> ethernet or wireless, or lan, etc. I only have phone line available. 
>>>>
>>>> Thank you anyone who knows, I have read internet for one week including
>>>> LINUX help sites, and no one can figure out how to get this done. 
>>>>
>>>> Sally
>>>>
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